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February 17, 2012

When starting orrunning your own business, you’ll face business challenges. Small businesses face challenges from many sources, internal and external and may need some tips or advice on how to handle them. External sources can be anything from competition in the area or banks turning down your loan request. Internal challenges would be anything involving you, your staff, and your clientele. In this article we will examine four challenges that small businesses go through and how to overcome them.

Everything must start and end with you.Paperwork is something you probably hate doing. You hate filling it out, organizing it, shredding it when you don’t need it, and looking up the one order that didn’t get put in the right place. However, small businesses require a lot of paperwork. As a business owner, you need to know how to delegate task so you are not bogged down with tedious tasks.

Staying organized and staying focused. If you have a bad business month, held a crazy unsuccessful sale, or had a robbery or natural disaster, you need to stay on task. Remain organized at all times and focused on the short-term and long-goals.

Not procrastinatingand having good time management skills. As the boss, you need to set the example for your staff. By keeping things organized and getting things done early, if not on time, your business will constantly be ahead of the game. This will keep you from running into other challenges along the way.

Keep your projects related to your overall goal and try to keep from being impulsive. Projects take planning, management, and money. Remember to keep the project business focused. Don’t get ahead of yourself and make impulsive decisions. Take the time to think through your actions.